Category Archives: Knitting & Tatting

Comments About One (or More) of My Many Hobbies

Old Year’s Awards for 2011

For each of the last two years, I’ve awarded “Old Year’s Awards” (2010, 2009). The awards, of course, have no purse or prize. They are merely my way of lifting up some of my favorite people, places and things from … Continue reading

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Chartres-Chart Knitted Labyrinth

  Finally! As some of you know, I designed a knitted labyrinth several years ago; as a matter of fact, a few of you have even seen it – the first version of it sits in my office. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading

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Strago & Koolhaas

Dear knitter friends… If you’ve never heard of Jared Flood (Brooklyn Tweed) – it’s time you did. He’s a knit designer, pattern developer, photographer par excellence, and his blog is incredible. Check it out here. I’m a HUGE fan of … Continue reading

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Cable Guy Sweater

It all started on September 26, 2009. I opened up to page 74 of Debbie Stoller’s Son of a SnB and cast on 280 stitches to create the bottom of the Cable Guy Sweater. It’s been a long journey, including … Continue reading

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Can/Bottle Cozy

I honestly don’t recall the last time I used a can or bottle cozy, but on a whim I signed up to do a “cozy exchange” with a handful of other male knitters.  Fun, huh?!  The only problem is that … Continue reading

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Don’t tell Sue…

She doesn’t spend much time on the ‘net, so I’m pretty sure she won’t see this before Christmas.  Just to be fair, however, don’t tell her… For the rest of you, I thought I’d share: Technical Details: Thread: HHLizbeth from … Continue reading

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Tatted Cross for JB

A few weeks ago I promised something tatted for a friend of mine (aka JB); unfortunately, the bookmark I was working on was so ugly that I decided to dump it and work up something new with the same thread. … Continue reading

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Michigan Fiber Festival!

I went to the Michigan Fiber Festival today! Yay! If you’re at all interested in animals and fiber work, it’s worth a trip to one, some day. The Michigan one is the only fiber festival I’ve ever gone to, but … Continue reading

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Some tatting…

I don’t actually do a lot of tatting these days; I’m currently “in” to hobbies that I can pretend are somehow practical and tatting really doesn’t fit that bill (albeit I’ll admit that I interpret “practical” VERY liberally!) Sometimes impractical … Continue reading

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Inconsistent, yes… but Usable

“Inconsistent” is the best word to describe my spinning at this stage of the game, but just to prove I could use it, I took my second bobbin, set it, and put it to some needles. The hat turned out … Continue reading

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